Category: Companies with 7,500 employees or more

Title: Vice Chair of HR

Company and Headquarters: KPMG LLP, New York 

Key HR Challenges: Combating high turnover and low morale rates affecting employees in the public accounting industry after the collapse of Enron.

Key HR Accomplishments: KPMG was named to Fortune magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" in 2007 and 2008 lists. Under Pfau's watch, turnover decreased by 50 percent.